{"product_id":"sigma-500mm-f5-6-dg-dn-os-sports","title":"Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN OS - Sports - Sony E Mount","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22No_uChVec?si=MLGzRGZAa_J_KkOh\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSigma 500mm f\/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports Lens – Sony E-Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSigma 500mm f\/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports\u003c\/strong\u003e is a groundbreaking ultra-telephoto prime designed exclusively for \u003cstrong\u003efull-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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